James Thompson Injured in a Crash on August 08, 2022 in Graham County, Kansas

James C. Thompson of Bogue, Kansas was injured on Monday, August 08, 2022 at 02:51 PM in Graham County, Kansas. Thompson is a 86-year-old man.

The crash happened here: U24 MM 121.5 eastbound or 52 ft. south of Palmeroy St. on U24.

In the crash, Thompson was a driver. The police described the crash like this:

Vehicle 1 [the 2015 GMC Sierra driven by James Thompson] was weaving Northbound out of a parking lot. Vehicle 2 [the 1989 Kenworth driven by Timothy Seifert] was Westbound on U24. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 GMC Sierra driven by James Thompson] turned left onto U24. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 GMC Sierra driven by James Thompson] then turned into Vehicle 2 [the 1989 Kenworth driven by Timothy Seifert]. Vehicle 2 [the 1989 Kenworth driven by Timothy Seifert] spun Vehicle 1 [the 2015 GMC Sierra driven by James Thompson]. Vehicle 1 [the 2015 GMC Sierra driven by James Thompson] then continued Southbound and struck a building.

Injuries

Thompson's injuries were serious. Thompson was taken by ambulance to Graham Co. Medical Center.

Vehicle Damage

The police said the 2015 Gmc Sierra with Kansas license plate number 009EQQ damage was unknown. This vehicle was insured. Hartford Underwriters Ins. insured this vehicle. This vehicle was removed by R&R Towing. The police said they do not know where the vehicle was taken.

How To Get the Highway Patrol Report

The Kansas Highway Patrol trooper with badge number K478 of the Kansas Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 2022-008856 to this crash. The KSHP charges $5.00 for each copy of the report plus additional fees of $2.00 for each witness statement. But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. In order to get the report through the KSHP website, you must create a Kansas.gov account and give them your credit card. You must agree to be subject to Kansas Statute 45-230: Unlawful Use of Names Derived from Public Records. This statute imposes on those subject to it "a civil penalty in an action brought by the attorney general or county or district attorney" of up to "$500 for each violation." Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted (blacked out).

The information in this article came from the Kansas Highway Patrol website.